Overview
- The Calgary Board of Education said it and its insurers will provide $15.77 million under the proposed settlement for former John Ware students.
- The case alleges sexual, physical and psychological abuse from 1988 to 2004 by former teachers Fred Henry Archer and Michael Gregory, with the school board named as a defendant.
- Terms include an apology and opportunities for class members to collaborate on policy and staff training to help prevent future harm.
- Plaintiffs’ lawyer David Corrigan said clients are pleased and view the deal as a step in recovery, with roughly 40 alleged victims involved and others able to join if the court approves.
- The agreement remains subject to judicial approval with no hearing date set, and background to the claims includes Gregory’s 2021 charges before his death and Archer’s prior conviction at another school.